B2 · Grammar reference · ASGN4S8O
Expressing "if… then…" with "yaoshi"
要是⋯⋯，就⋯⋯ (yàoshi..., jiù...) is one of several ways to convey "If..., then..." It is very similar to 如果..., 就... in usage and formality. However, it is important to note that 要是 is considered to be even more informal (and is usually left more to spoken Chinese) than the common 如果 and used more frequently in the northern areas of China.
- Keywords
- 要是 · then · if
- Used for
- Indicating cause and effect · Indicating conditions · Expressing possibility
- Classification
- HSK4
Examples (15)
你要是真想我，就给我打电话。
要是我妈知道这件事，我就死定了!
要是老板不同意，我们就不能跟客户签合同。
你要再说，我真生气了。
他要不听，我也没办法。
要不是他求我，我才不帮你呢。
要不是因为孩子，我早就离婚了。
要不是堵车，我早就到了。
要不是亲眼看到，我也不相信。
要不是你提醒我，我肯定忘了。
要我说，你先别告诉她。
要我说，他就是太懒。
要我说，我们应该早点做准备。
要我说，这个人不能信。
要我说，什么时候开始都不晚。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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